Here is something different for your jazz band program - a groovy second-line tune with a tinge of contemporary jazz. Alternating with a swinging bridge, this chart delivers energy to your set! Duration 5:45.
Style: 2nd Line Swing
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This is a straight-ahead swinger with more than a few twists and turns. As a 24-bar minor blues it has great solo changes with a modal feel. Solo space (written or ad lib) is provided for tenor sax, trumpet and piano. Written for advancing groups, an optional…
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Distant Ridges is a dramatic, haunting ballad that features Alto Saxophone. The minor chord changes and light Rhumba feel combine to help give this music a distinctive flavor. The Alto solo is completely written out, and chord changes are included in the…
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Composer, jazz educator and Trumpet performer Jeff Jarvis has a proven track record writing exciting funk charts, and Get After It is the latest in his series of hits! Engaging harmony and thrilling Brass lines are the cornerstone of his music and this chart…
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If you liked Jamie Roth’s blues chart It Is What It Ain’t you will definitely want to check out this latest composition. Brimming with energy this piece will showcase the band’s ability to create dynamic contrasts and play punchy rhythms. It also swings like…
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This beautiful ballad features the ensemble and is truly a gem at this level. Lush harmony abounds and all the colors of the contemporary jazz ensemble are utilized. There is a short written Piano solo that leads into the subtle modulation.
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This great new shuffle checks all the boxes: driving groove, intense ensemble writing, and vivid dynamic contrasts. Craig skillfully uses tension and release to create several high points throughout the chart and it is all capped off with a superb final 12…
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Crafted in the style of the legendary chart of Bill Holman’s on “Just Friends” this new composition from Jack Cooper uses a unison line in the winds over a full chorus of the tune before it breaks into the exciting harmonized section. This chart is a workout…
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One of the most famous (and beautiful) beaches anywhere is Varadero in Cuba. Listening to Michele’s new funk tune, it is easy to envision the clear blue water and white sand stretching for miles.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2023 Publisher: Kendor Music…
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